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Things You?re Saving Money On By Being Stuck In An Elevator For 41 Hours
2008-04-30 10:01:00 I StumbledUpon onto this and had to share it with SOMEONE; therefore needed to relate it to personal finance in some way to get some validity out of the post. It’s a break from my normal personal finance path to inject a little humor into this post to jazz it up a bit. ... More About: Money , Things , Elevator , Saving , Frugal
A New Investment Idea - Pay Someone To Pick Up The Phonebook That Gets Drop
2008-04-28 10:01:00 I’m serious; if you’ve got the time and a big truck let’s fire it up. I absolutely hate the fact that they think I want a phonebook. Did they ever ask me? No. Did I ever ask them to give me one? No. Well this is an open letter ... More About: Investment , Idea , Pick , Drop
Hanks Weekly Hangouts #27 (April 27, 2008)
2008-04-27 10:01:00 The week had some good posts that saw some good traffic including demystifying the subprime crisis, dumping the National Income tax for a National Sale tax, and the “selling” of annuities trap. The sites that really got me inspired this week are: 1. What can you do with $5000 a second? Yes, that’s ... More About: Taxes , Insurance , Real Estate , Passive Income , April
An Inspirational Quote From A Movie I Watched And How It Relates To The Per
2008-04-25 10:01:00 I’ve actually had this quote listed in my “to write” column for quite sometime but hadn’t yet thought how to structure the post but I think it is VERY relevant to the theme on this site… Quote s have been inspirational in every aspect of business. You see all those motivational posters everywhere that are there ... More About: Movie , Inspirational , Passive Income , Investing
What effect does it have on the economy when companies stop offering studen
2008-04-24 10:01:00 I haven’t really been paying attention to the student loan dilemma since the fed dropped the interest rates again, but not being in the educational sector doesn’t mean it’s not going to have impact on our economy nonetheless… The economy is a living/breathing animal and any change in the environment is going to have ripple effects ... More About: Economy , Companies , Debt , Stop , Effect
How to deal with property taxes; to wrap, or not to wrap (in your mortgage)
2008-04-23 10:01:00 So in buying my new house a year and 1/2 ago, I wasn’t aware of property taxes. And after paying them in my closing costs for the first part of the year last year, I neglected the 2nd half of the payment ending last year, and only realized it when I got the late ... More About: House , Taxes , Insurance , Real Estate , Property
What do you say about dumping our National Income Tax and switching to a Na
2008-04-22 10:01:00 So I was listening to Jesse Ventura talk this morning on the Adam Carolla show, he mentioned that he?s all in favor of abolishing the current tax implementation and introducing a standard ?National Sales Tax?. At first I thought it sounded like a pretty bad idea, but then I got to thinking, and googling; which ... More About: Taxes , Income , Debt , Frugal
?Demystifying? the subprime mortgage crisis and other questions; an intervi
2008-04-21 10:07:00 Dan Crittenden is an experienced and top producing Mortgage Banker/ Mortgage Broker specializing in real estate financing and home mortgage loans throughout the State of Washington and the United States. Mr. Crittenden has been referred to me from a very reliable source and is here today to have a brief chat and answer a few of ... More About: House , Interviews , Questions , Real Estate , Investing
Hanks Weekly Hangouts #26 (April 20, 2008) - and why do I post weekly round
2008-04-20 10:09:00 So it’s the half year “weeklies” post - a milestone to be set for sure. I’ve had some good response out of these “weekly roundups” and I thought I’d take a moment to answer a quick question as to why I do it that “Jeff” sent in. Hank, nothing against your blog, (I’m a subscriber ... More About: Credit Cards , Blogroll , Credit , Interviews , April
Be careful when your financial advisors tries to sell you an annuity.
2008-04-18 10:01:00 So I had a “financial advisor” from Hartford mutual back in my “younger days” (Dec2007) that sold me a Life Insurance policy and then proceeded to tell me the next thing I needed on my ordered list of investments was a deferred annuity. She said it was very stable and something I really should ... More About: Retirement , Taxes , Financial , Investing
What type of DISC profile does the standard investor have?
2008-04-17 10:01:00 In regards to one of my most recent posts at the Q2 Magic Quadrant post, I came across an interesting comment from Pinyo at Moolanomy.com. He asked a question in regards to formula of coming up with MQ itself. I had mentioned in the response that it all plays a role in how ... More About: Investing , Standard , Investor , Profile , Type
I got in a car accident this week and saved some big money; how?s that?
2008-04-16 10:08:00 Well, it’s true. A guy ran into the backside of my car with my and my family inside. Everyone was ok for the most part. The youngest was drinking from a straw in a water bottle and it cut her lip a little bit, but nothing serious. A travesty to ... More About: Money , Accident , Week , Big Money
Another new StumbleUpon tip; who is thumbing up or down your pages?
2008-04-15 10:01:00 Do you ever get a random spurt of traffic that you see in your SiteMeter or Google Analytics hitting one page pretty hard? Where did that come from? How did all these people find me? If you don’t know where it came from, odds are you’re seeing it from StumbleUpon. Well ... More About: Pages , Stumbleupon
How is your credit score REALLY calculated?
2008-04-14 10:01:00 I have actually gotten this one a few times and it really is much simpler than people make it out to be. I don’t know whether it is the credit card companies that want to keep it a secret or that people are just too lazy to go figure it out for themselves, but ... More About: Credit Cards , Credit , Debt , Score , Compensation
Hanks Weekly Hangouts #25 (April 13, 2008)
2008-04-13 10:01:00 The Pacific Northwest has some pretty strange weather patterns. It was 45 degrees yesterday and today it’s almost hitting 90 in the area. It’s a warm one so it is nice to see the weather changing for the better. MyInvesting Blog fired off some goodies this week dishing out the successful Hanks Holiday Handouts #2, ... More About: Taxes , April , Giveaways , Weekly
File your taxes for free from H&R Block if you?re a SUPER late filer?
2008-04-12 02:27:00 So a late evening Friday post is unusual, but so is filing taxes with just 4 days to go I figured I’d pass this info along as soon as I found it! H&R Block is giving away their TaxCut Online Basic +E-File for FREE for those last minute tax doers… Better get while the gettin’ ... More About: Taxes , Giveaways , Free , Super
Use your ?gut? instinct when deciding who and when to tip
2008-04-11 10:01:00 Yes, I’m pretty tight with my money; I’ve done some downright cheap things in my past and I’ve turned out alright. But there is one thing I don’t scrimp on - tipping my food handlers. Let me clarify, tipping my DELIVERY food handlers. They know things and I know OF things they’ve done to ... More About: Frugal
6 tips for bumping up your credit score
2008-04-10 10:01:00 I’ve been asked about credit tips a few times since starting this blog so I figured I’d knock out 2 birds (actually 4 emails) with one stone… I’m always up for getting ahead financially when I can, and a good credit score can be a good place to start. However, I haven’t had a ... More About: Credit Cards , Credit , Tips , Debt , Score
The winners of Hanks Holiday Handout #2 are?
2008-04-09 09:12:00 The contest has officially come to a close with a grand total of 1332 entries in Hanks Holiday Handouts #2, I’d have to say it was a smashing success and I will be crafting up a 3rd handout soon after I wrap up a few details… A few stats on the contest The post had nearly 3,000 ... More About: Giveaways , Winners
My Comcast bill is $160.24 per month; what am I possibly paying for!?
2008-04-08 10:01:00 There is still 2 days 23 hours 18 mins and 41 seconds left to get entered for some great free stuff at Hanks Holiday Handout #2 giving away $200+ of prizes! I don’t even know where to start with this one. I’m in an area where I’m kind of stuck with them. DirectTV has been trying ... More About: Debt , Balance Sheet , Comcast , Compensation , Bill
What is my definition of net worth?
2008-04-07 10:01:00 There is still 1 days 23 hours 38 mins and 27 seconds left to get entered for some great free stuff at Hanks Holiday Handout #2 giving away $200+ of prizes! I was reading Ana’s post over at DebtFreeRevolution the other day and it inspired my to actually define my definition of “net worth“. I’ve mentioned ... More About: Net worth , Definition , Worth , Frugal
Reverse engineering the Entrecard system
2008-04-06 10:01:00 There is still 3 days 23 hours 44 mins and 01 seconds left to get entered for some great free stuff at Hanks Holiday Handout #2 giving away $200+ of prizes! Are you an “entrecard-preneur”? Entrecard has a pretty extensive list of possible Finance and Investing sites to advertise on. Some cost a lot, some cost ... More About: System , Engineering , Passive Income , Reverse Engineering
Hanks Weekly Hangouts #24 (April 5, 2008)
2008-04-05 10:01:00 There is still 3 days 12 hours 00 mins and 01 seconds left to get entered for some great free stuff at Hanks Holiday Handout #2 giving away $200+ of prizes! We had some good traffic this week courtesy of the 2nd running of Magic Quadrant of Personal Finance, had a guest post from Ben at ... More About: Taxes , April , Giveaways , Investing , Mutual Funds
Net worth update April 1, 2008?$116,557.16 (+10.54%)
2008-04-04 10:01:00 A few things helped out this months net worth statement: 1. My almost 8k tax refund certainly didn’t hurt anything. I am not going to be getting as much next year as I adjusted my W-4s to better fit my pay scale finally. I’m sick of giving the government a free loan each ... More About: Credit Cards , Credit , Portfolio , Real Estate , April
What do I lose by not going to the ?certified? annual credit report site?
2008-04-03 10:01:00 There is still 4 days 3 hours 15 mins and 52 seconds left to get entered for some great free stuff at Hanks Holiday Handout #2 giving away $200+ of prizes! Have you ever noticed how many “get a free credit report” commercials are on tv anymore? How do you know which ones are legit and ... More About: Credit Cards , Credit , Site , Report , Debt
Jump Start Your Frugality
2008-04-02 10:01:00 There is still 5 days 3 hours 4 mins and 36 seconds left to get entered for some great free stuff at Hanks Holiday Handout #2 giving away $200+ of prizes! This is a guest post from Ben at MilkYourMoney.com MilkYourMoney.com is a daily blog dedicated to helping it?s readers reach their financial goals by making smart ... More About: Blogroll , Interviews , Portfolio , Start , Frugality
Q2-2008 Magic Quadrant of Personal Finance Blogs
2008-04-01 10:01:00 It’s Q2 finally, and the long awaited MyInvestingBlog Magic Quadrant is back in business. The Q1-2008 MQ saw some good traffic and excitement and the idea has had a lot of publicity and interest generated with a healthy dose of new entries from folks wanting to get in. I figured out a more ... More About: Personal , Blogroll , Personal Finance , Finance
Apparently the post I set to publish today was set to 2080; Wordpress tip o
2008-03-31 18:47:00 I really love the “future post” ability of Wordpress , I just need to watch the “fat-fingering” of the keyboard I guess! I don’t generally like posting things mid-day, but I thought this was worthy enough to mention how to do it, but not take up a lot of time. Charting out your week of posts ... More About: Post , Today , Publish
When the Federal prime rate drops, some people are happy, but the dollar we
2008-03-30 10:01:00 There is still 7 days 21 hours 45 mins and 20 seconds left to get entered for some great free stuff at Hanks Holiday Handout #2 giving away $200+ of prizes! The Feds have lowered the rate 6 times since September lowering it 2.25% (with another pending on 3/17/2008 at 6am when I’m writing this). The ... More About: House , Blogroll , People , Retirement , Real Estate
Hanks Weekly Hangouts #23 (March 29, 2008)
More articles from this author:2008-03-29 09:01:00 There is still 9 days 23 hours 48 mins and 21 seconds left to get entered for some great free stuff at Hanks Holiday Handout #2 giving away $200+ of prizes! It’s been a good week this week. Easter was good to all I hope. I had an interesting time tossing back and forth the best way ... More About: House , Credit Cards , Blogroll , Credit , Giveaways 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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